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State three merits and three demerits of external recruitment.

State three merits and three demerits of external recruitment.

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Kavungya
Merits of External Recruitment
i) Provides a large pool of qualified candidates to choose from.
ii) Expertise and experience from other organisation in.
iii) The source never dries up i.e. it is available to even new enterprise
iv) It is most suitable when candidates are not available from within when an organisation is
expanding very fast.

Demerits of External Recruitment
i) It is an expensive way of recruitment i.e. advertisement cost to be incurred
ii) Time consuming i.e. a lot of time taken to fill a vacancy
iii) High cost of training to new employees
iv) Uncertain due to changes in demand and supply of labor.
v) May erode employee morale i.e. present employees may feel highly demoralized when
they are not considered for vacant positions.
Kavungya answered the question on May 18, 2019 at 07:18

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